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US 12,249,303 B2Granted
High-mass elliptical cup mouthpiece with conical section for brass musical instruments
OwnerRobert Trowersinventor
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Abstract
A mouthpiece for use with brass-wind musical instruments which includes an elliptical cup with conical section internal contour and a high-mass design.
Claims9
A mouthpiece for a brass-wind musical instrument, comprising:
- i. an upper section, wherein said upper section comprises an inner wall and outer wall of differing angularity with respect to a longitudinal axis of said mouthpiece forming a concave ellipse;
- ii. a cup located within said upper portion, wherein:
- iii. the lower edge of said cup comprises a throat and said cup extends downward partially into said upper section, wherein:
- a. said throat is located internally centered along the longitudinal axis in said upper section and immediately below and adjacent to said cup;
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- b. said cup is formed of a single ellipse;
- iv. a backbore extending immediately downwardly below said throat, wherein the uppermost portion of said backbore extends downwards from the bottom of said cup;
- V. a semi-circular rim comprising the uppermost point of said mouthpiece;
- vi. a collar comprising a three-dimensional elliptical structure with a hollow opening situated perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
- vii. a shank located immediately below and adjacent to said collar along said longitudinal axis, wherein:
- a. said shank comprises external left and right sides of equal length and internal sides with a conical section contour forming a hollow opening running parallel to said longitudinal axis, and
- b. said shank extends from the bottom edge of said collar, wherein said backbore extends to the bottom edge of said shank.
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